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Cohen, Royce – Amer Educ, 1970
Adults who cannot read are receiving help through a special program operated in New York State. This program is conducted on a volunteer basis; that is, only those who want to improve the level of their literacy are accepted as participants. (CK)
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Reading Instruction, Tutorial Programs
Stauffer, John – Literacy Discussion, 1973
Citing studies to demonstrate that illiteracy and functional illiteracy are not dying out, the author statistically describes the volunteer-teacher program (National Affiliation for Literacy Advance) derived from the Right to Read'' program. (AG)
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Statistical Studies, Tutorial Programs, Voluntary Agencies
Peer reviewedGold, Patricia Cohen; Horn, Pamela L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Trained volunteers tutored youth and adults who were reading below fifth grade level. Pre- and posttest measures of reading, verbal language, listening comprehension, and locus of control were taken. Experimental subjects, but not controls, made significant gains in general reading and discrete reading subskills. Trained volunteers can ameliorate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Functional Literacy, Pretests Posttests
Peer reviewedPershey, Monica Gordon; Gilbert, Thomas W. – Mental Retardation, 2002
This case study of an adult with developmental disabilities and no educational history reports on the successful literacy tutoring method used, which entails echo reading of brief passages and moving from holistic recognition of print to analysis of decoding and spelling. This approach contrasts with methods that first use small units of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Case Studies, Decoding (Reading)
Download full textFlaherty, Jane Frances – 1970
A study was conducted to determine: (1) characteristics of illiterate adults enrolled at St. Teresa's VIP, and (2) implications of these characteristics for training volunteer tutors. A review was conducted of related research and opinion articles. A total of 48 students were interviewed concerning educational background, reasons for attending…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Needs
Cable, Maryjane A. – 1978
Based on adult learning and reading acquisition theories, the model forming the basis of a one-semester graduate course resulted in increased competencies of thirty-five presently employed or future adult basic education teachers each of whom taught reading to one adult illiterate during the course. The model consisted of assessment of reading by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Functional Literacy
Chmaj, Deborah R., Comp.; Wolde, Menbere, Comp. – 1974
The library collection of Laubach Literacy's organizational papers and reading films, as well as Dr. Frank C. Laubach's papers, are described in this catalogue. The catalogue begins with a brief biography of Frank C. Laubach (1884-1970), then lists Dr. Laubach's forty books by publication date and four books about Dr. Laubach. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bibliographies, Biographical Inventories, Catalogs
Macy, Rita – 1989
STRIDE (Success Through Reading Improvement and DEvelopment) is a literacy program developed in 1986 by Crowder College, located in the rural Ozarks of southwestern Missouri. Serving all age groups with trained literacy tutors ranging in age from 11 to over 60, STRIDE has been built on five main activities: (1) develop a philosophy that is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services
Learning in the Workplace, 1990
This document contains the first four issues of a quarterly publication on workplace literacy and learning in the workplace. The September 1989 issues feature the following articles or excerpts: "Workplace Literacy--Initiatives for Growth in the 90s"; "Yes! There Is a Cure for the Babblespeak Blues" (Nore); "Review: The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Corporate Education, Employment
DeCandido, GraceAnne A., Ed. – 2001
This book presents 22 personal narratives in which library directors, program administrators, teachers, tutors, librarians, and adult learners explain firsthand how literacy programs at libraries across the United States have changed people's lives. The following narratives are included: "Gloria's Story: 'She Wanted Me to Be Somebody'";…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Education
